by Lindsay H. Jones, USA TODAY Sports

by Lindsay H. Jones, USA TODAY Sports

DENVER -- Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller's name is listed among dozens of potential prosecution witnesses in a death-penalty trial for a man accused of killing five people in Denver last year.

The witness list was made public Monday and obtained by KUSA, Denver's NBC affiliate and a Gannett property.

Miller does not appear to have any direct link to the case, and appears on the witness list as an acquaintance of a friend of the defendant, Dexter Lewis, who is accused of killing five people after a robbery at Fero's Bar. The bar was then set on fire.

Denver Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth told USA TODAY Sports the team has been aware for a while that Miller could be called as a witness.

"He has no direct involvement in the case," Smyth said.

Miller's inclusion in this witness list comes as he faces a lengthy suspension from the NFL for a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

This, as well as Miller's arrest last week on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a traffic violation, are not related to the suspension.